Vapor-bath cabinet



Feb. 16 1926.

' 1,573,016 R A. PEDROES VAPOR BATH CABINET Filed July 7, 19 23 4 Gigi.2/

Al TORNEY- Patented Feb. 16, 1926 UNITED STATES Ross A. riinnons, orCHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

"VAPO -BATH CABINET.

Application filed July 7, 1923. Serial No. 650,067.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, Rose A. Pnnnons, a citizen of the "United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Vapor-Bath Cabinets, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to ovens for treat-- ing humans, by a'baking orsteam process for curative effects, and an object of the invention is toprovide a table of the type specified which comprises a.supportingcabinet in which a plurality of body supporting bars areslidably mounted to permit them to be adjusted to properly distributethe heat and steam, to the body of the user for concentrating thetreatment upon the affected part of the body.

Another object of this invention is to pr0- vide a cabinet structure asspecified which is a complete unit in itself, and may be usedindependently of an outside steam supply, and also to provide an ovenstructure in which electric lights are provided to permit lighttreatment of a patient, all of the sockets and metal parts of thelighting fixtures being placed exteriorly of the cabinet.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detaileddescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings whereinFig. 1 is a longitudinal vertical section through the cabinet.

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section through the cabinet.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the cabinet.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the improved cabinetcomprises a sup porting structure 1. The supporting structure 1 includescorner posts 2 which are connected by horizontally extending braces 3 ofangle iron or other suitable material. The upper ends of the posts 2 areconnected by angle irons l which extend about the sides and ends of thesupporting structure and the cabinet 5 rests upon the horizontal portion6 of the upper angle irons 4 and is supported thereon by the hangingengagement of the substantially inverted Ushaped channel members 7formed about the sides and ends of the cabinet proper which engage overthe vertical sides 8 of the upper angle irons l.

The cabinet proper comprises the body 10 which has horizontallongitudinal edge portions 11 that rest upon the angle irons 4 while itis concavely curved longitudinally, intermediate the horizontal edgeportions 11, as clearly shown at 12. A steam pipe 13 which is bent'toassume a rectangular shape is positioned in the downwardly bowed concavebottom portion 12 of the body 10' and is provided with a plurality ofupwardly opening perforations ll through which the steam issues into thecabinet. The pipe 13 has a pair of inlet pipes 15 connected theretowhich extend downwardly into the tank 16. The tank 16 may be supportedby the lower bracing bars 3 of the support structure l and the water 17.therein may be heated from any approved type of burner as shown at 18for creating steam which will rise upwardly through the pipes 15, andpass about in the pipe 13, and issue from the perforations 14.- thereinupwardly so as to properly engage the body of a user of the cabinet,resting upon the bars 19.

The body supporting structure oi the cabinet comprises a plurality ofmovable bars 19 which may be constructed of any suitable material andhave their ends resting upon the horizontal portions 11. The bars 19 maybe adjusted to fit closely together, one against the other, as shown inFig. 1 of the drawings or they may be adjusted with slight spacesbetween depending upon the portion of the body of a patient to betreated. If the entire body of a patient is to be treated all of thebars 19 are spaced slightly apart so as to allow the steam to issuetherebetween; however, it only a certain portion of the body, forinstance, it the small of the back is to be treated the bars beneath theportion of the body except the small of the back are all placedtogether, while a space is left between the bars beneath the small ofthe back of the patient so as to allow the steam to pass therethrough. Arelatively wide plate 20 is provided which rests upon the horizontalside bars 1.1 and is adapted to be placed beneath a portion o l the bodyof the patient which should not be treated by any steam whatsoever; forinstance, in case the patient has weak lungs or a tend-. ency towardstuberculosis the plate 20 is placed beneath the lungs so as to protectthem from the steam issuing upwardly from the pipe 13.

A substantially trusto-pyramidal cover 21 is hingedly connected, asshown at 22 to one side of the cabinet body 10 and fits over the top ofthe cabinet body -lor enclosing the body of a patient. The cover 21 islimited in its open hinged movement by means of a bar 23 which ispivotally connected to the cabinet as shown at 2 1 and extends through aguide 25 on one end of the body 10. The

bar 23 has a pin 26 carried thereby for engagement with the guide 25 tolimit the opening movement of the cover. The cover is provided with ahead opening 27 in one end thereof which head opening may be closed bythe head rest 28, if desired. The head rest 28 is pivotally supportedfrom the body 10 as shown at 29 and it is adjustably held in headsupporting position by means of an adjusting bar 30 which is pivotallyconnected as shown at 31 to the head rest and has its lower end notchedfor engagement over a bar 33 carried by the sup porting structure 1. Thecabinet body 10 may be provided with a di ain opening 34 which may drainthe condensed steam from the cabinet body back into the tank 16.

If it is so desired, electric light bulbs l-O may be carried by the topof the cover 21 and in such cases, the sockets and all metal parts ofthe bulbs are placed cxtoriorly of the cover with only the bulbsextending into the cabinet, which bulbs are preferably protected by thinfine mesh screen so as to prevent injury to the patient in case ofbreakage of the bulbs.

It is, of course, to be understood that the invention may be constructedin other manners and the parts associated in different relations and,therefore I do not desire to be limited in any manner except as setforth in the claim hereunto appended.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is In a device as setforth, a supporting 1 portions of the angle irons.

In testimony whereof I my signature.

DR. ROSE A. PEDROES.

